Full Name: Fatima Al-Majritiya. Daughter of Abu al-Qasim Maslama ibn Ahmad al-Majriti. Other Names: Fatima of Madrid. Arabic: فاطمة المجريطي Origin: Andalus, Spain. Born: 950 AD. Died: 1007 AD. Famous for: Astronomy and Mathematics. Contribution: Contributions to observational astronomy. “the Corrections of Fatima“, which included amendments to her father’s discoveries in astronomy and mathematics. Fatimah…
Full Name: Samira Ibrahim Islam. Arabic: سميرة إسلام Origin: al-Hafuf, al-Ahsaa, Saudi Arabia. Famous for: First Saudi full professor in Pharmacology in 1983 . She is the first Saudi woman to obtain Bachelor and Ph.D degrees. First Saudi woman to become a professor of pharmacology. She is also the first to introduce formal university education…
Full Name: Al-Shifāʾ bint ʿAbd Allāh. Arabic: الشفاء بنت عبد الله Other Names: Laylā. Origin: Hejaz, Arabia. Born: Died: 20 Hijri. Famous for: She practiced folk medicine in Mecca. At a time when barely twenty people in Mecca could read-write, Al-Shifaa was the first woman to acquire this skill. She taught calligraphy to many others,…
Full Name: Rufayda Al-Aslamia. Arabic: رفيدة الأسلمية Other Names: Rufaida Al-Aslamiya or Rufaydah bint Sa`ad. Origin: Hejaz, Arabia. Born: 620 AD. Died: Famous for: First female Muslim nurse and the first female surgeon in Islam. Contribution: She trained other women, Including the famous female companions of Muhammad (SAW), Ayesha (RA) She assisted children in need and…
Full Name: Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil Arabic: بورسين موتلو باكديل Origin: Istanbul, Turkey Born: Famous for: Astrophysicist Contribution: Her research led to a discovery of an extremely rare galaxy with a unique double-ringed elliptical structure, which is now commonly referred to as Burcin’s Galaxy Awards and honours NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow KICP Fellow 2020 TED Senior…
Zaynab Al Shahada was a famous 12th century calligrapher. Full Name: Zaynab Al Shahda daughter of Ahmed al-Abri. Arabic: زينب الشهداء Origin: Baghdad originally from Dinawar Born: 7th or 10th Century. Known for: Fiqh & hadiths, in addition to her calligraphy. She was highly praised and positioned, & was appointed as teacher of Yaqut, the…
Full Name: Sutayta al-Mahmali. Arabic: سطيتا المحملي Origin: Baghdad, Iraq. Born: 920 CE. Died: 987 CE. Famous for: Algebraist and legal scholar Contribution: She collaborated with Abu Kamilto to solve cubic type equation. She was an expert in hisab (arithmetics. Articles https://muslimwomenmathematicians.org/Sutayta%20Al-Mahamali%20Presentation.pdf https://www.muslimwomenyoushouldknow.com/sutayta-almahamali https://www.york.ac.uk/maths/about/equality-diversity-inclusion/celebrating-mathematicians/women-in-maths/ https://themuslimwomentimes.com/2021/08/24/honouring-sutayta-al-mahmali-the-great-mathematician-of-10th-century-baghdad/
Full Name: Al-ʻIjliyyah bint al-ʻIjliyy. Arabic: العجلية بنت العجلي Other Name: Mariam al-Asṭurlābiyya مريم الأسطرلابية Origin: Syria. Born: 10th Century. Famous for: Astronomer and Inventor. Contribution: Al-ʻIjliyyah manufactured astrolabes, an astronomical instrument. Articles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-%CA%BBIjliyyah https://www.baytalfann.com/post/mariam-astrulabi-muslim-woman-scientist-who-developed-the-arstrolabe https://aithor.com/essay-examples/mariam-al-asturlabi-al-ijliyas-contribution-in-astronomy
One of the greatest women in Islamic history is Fatima Bint Muhammad al-Fihriya al-Qurashiya, accredited as the founder of the oldest University in the world Masjid al-Qarawiyyin, pioneering the model of higher education that has been adopted across the world. Al-Qarawiyyin university has since provided hundreds of years of education on Islamic religious and legal…
